Bambelina
Well-Known Member
Have a youngster on box rest, due to being gelded and encountering some complications. Huge scar so we are 4 weeks into box rest with about 2 left to go. He has been absolutely brilliant (but very messy!!) but now he is starting to get very very bored, and as such not as ‘well behaved’ as is to be expected. We can start hand walking him this week twice a day for a few minutes, but still.
I just wish we could explain it to them, that we aren’t being awful, that this won’t be forever.
I just feel so bad that he’s in for 23.5 hours day in day out, and especially being a youngster he so needs to be out learning to be a horse.
How does anyone else manage with their horse on box rest? I come home feeling so guilty every day!
I just wish we could explain it to them, that we aren’t being awful, that this won’t be forever.
I just feel so bad that he’s in for 23.5 hours day in day out, and especially being a youngster he so needs to be out learning to be a horse.
How does anyone else manage with their horse on box rest? I come home feeling so guilty every day!